good morning, the clock is ticking down, and this morning no clear answer in sight after this dire warning from president obama. the country is headed for a crisis created almost entirely by washington. maybe you saw it. president obama and republican speaker of the house john boehner back-to-back appeals for the american people. in exactly one week, the country is on track to default as the u.s. hits the debt ceiling on august 2nd. it seems as though the two sides are farther apart than ever. >> this is no way to run the greatest country on earth. it's a dangerous game that we've never played before. we can't afford to play it now. >> those decisions should be made based on how they're going

to affect people who are struggling to get a job, now how they will affect some politicians' chances of getting reelected. >> we can't allow the american people to become collateral damage to washington's reply wall warfare. >> the sad truth is the president wanted a blank check six months ago and he wants a blank check today. this is just not going to happen. >> nbc's capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell has the latest for us. good morning to you. where do things stand? >> reporter: after we saw the east room versus the speaker's ceremonial office last night, it comes back just to the hill today, a fight over what to do next. it's expected the house will take its vote tomorrow. that will not be an easy thing to get across the finish line. there are about three dozen conservatives tea party affiliate affiliated is that kind of a

sour feeling about the bill, the same as voting against it, we don't yet know, but democratic candidates say that harry reid is pulling back a bit. he wants to see what will happen with the house bill, not calling his own, the competing plan for a vote, because if the boehner plan goes down, then harry reid may be in a better position to try to get his compromise package to be the only thing left standing, therefore the urgency of the moment might get more people to go along. we're at a point where it's not only a message war, it's a strategy war, and there's a contingency plan popping up as well. we'll hear from some senators today, trying to come up with a program that would make sure if there were default that checks to social security recipients and vet advance would come first. so there's lots of different things happening. we're in high tourist season here, and in between buildings i've had more and more visitors say, what's going to happen? that usually doesn't happen when they're vividing the capitol,

but it's of that kind of interest. >> and obviously escalated last night with the primetime speeches. are the votes scheduled yesterday? >> reporter: we expect the house to vote tomorrow, but the senate vote will be held off a bit, because there's procedural hurdles that need to take place. the thing that will be lard to watch is the maneuver that can happen with how much time must elapse. the house wanted its measure out to alloyd what they have promised the public they would do, let people read bills before they're voted on. so tomorrow evening will be a big vote. the specific times aren't set, but we're into a series of days where these vote showdowns will be more and more important. a lot of the strategy will go behind the scenes. account various sides wrangle people to get them to their side? this will not be easy for either majority leader reid or boehner. >> kelly o'donnell for us, thank

you. joining me is congressman henry coyer and adam kinninger. gentlemen, good morning. congressman claire, the president asked the american people to call their congressmen, and we understand that some sites crashed, we're hearing that the server for the house is still down. what are you hearing? >> we're hearing from our constituents to make sure we don't have a default. we have to find a solution in a bipartisan way. i know there's two competing interests here, but i'm hoping that we get together and work something out. >> obviously congressman kinninger, a number of your colleagues said they would not support john boehner's plan, so i'm wondering if you will. >> well, i'll let every one of my colleagues speak for themselves. this really just came out last

night. i'll say, look, once again we've taken a leadership role in trying to find some kind of compromise. i think it's important to remember, the grand compromise from a republican perspective, we feel like we are coming to the table, we understand we've put ourselves on a trajectory, and willing to pay for that, at the same time please come to the table with some spending cuts, and that's where we're at. it's going to be an interesting few days here. >> so is the balanced budget the deal-breaker for you? >> no, as i'm saying from a compromise perspective. it's interesting over the last few years, i didn't hear people talk about compromise, but i'm willing to compromise about talking about the fact, look, we do have to raise the debt ceiling, we have to look at ultimately how to pay these bills. but at the same time we want partners to saw here's how we reduce spending and get

ourselves on a trajectory which republicans and democrats both agree on. >> let me play what dib durbin had toe talk about this morning? >> they're afraid because they signed some tax pledge to some fellow here in washington if think somehow even talk about revenue, they're going to end up with a primary fight and lose. they don't want to face that. >> he's talking about you, among other people i think, congressmcongress m congressman kinzinger. >> no, see, that's a false choice to say we're going to default or raise taxes. i think we can prevent default, a, by cutting spending and getting to something both sides can agree on. look, neither of us want default. we want an answer, a bipartisan solution. it seems -- look, the house budget eliminated all the loopholes we're talking about,

but then it brings the overall corporate tax rate down to put us in line and be competitive in the rest of the world. that's the simplification we need to get people back to work. we have a huge deficit. people want to be taxpayers and have jobs in this economy. >> congressman cueller, there's a huge number of people that feel government is failing them. 65% unhappy with the way republicans are handling it. are you worried at all, congressman, that people watched both those speeches last night and what they came away with is, wow, washington is more did you see functional than i thought? >> the american people spoke the last november and certainly will speak the next election, they want us to sit down and work together.

it has 1.3 trillion of cuts that speaker boehner agreed to before he walked out on friday, so there are some areas, i certainly support adam. i want to see our corporate rates go down, close some of the loopholes to make sure that our companies are competitive with other companies across the world. there's a lot of areas that we can find common ground. we have to sit down, instead of going to dom peeting areas, maybe at one time we'll have a conference committee and find the xron ground and work this out. >> congressman cuellar, and congressman kinzinger, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. now your local post office may be closing altogether. what's on the chopping block? we'll tell you at 10:30. the chief of norway's security police says her agency was alerted to the man suspected in norway's twin attacks in march, but there wasn't enough evidence to investigate further.

he made a suspicious chemical purchase apparently from poland, and that triggered a report to police. he has confessed to last week's brutal bombing and shooting spree that killed at least 76 people. nbc's jay grace is in oslo for us with that extraordinary scene. what's the latest there, jay? >> reporter: chris, it's amazing. there are now confirmations that they did have a bead on this man in march, but again, as you talked about, not enough evidence to do anything more than watch him. they said he did purchase chemicals from an internet deal northwesterly poland, but also 60 other people from norway had had purchases from that same place, so that it was nothing out of the ordinary and wasn't extreme. the other side, you talked about what's happening here. we continue to see hundreds move down to the main cathedral bringing flowers, candles, and

as you look at everyone who has gathered here, they will stop, lay down the flowers, someless kneel and say a quick prayer. it's interesting to watch them work through the emotion here, and so many come in with their families and children. there are teenagers massacred on that island. you see them looking into their eyes, it's a touching and emotional event that continues here. >> this has some concerns, as i understand it, jay, over the performance of police in the minutes and hours following this shooting spree. what are you hearing there? >> reporter: yeah, there's no question about that. the justice minister has said, yes, we understand there will be an investigation into how we handled this, how we responded to the attacks, but now is not the time for that, and everyone seems to agree. look, it took them almost 90 minutes to get to the island. they did not have a chopper on

hand -- well, they had a chopper, but the crew was apparently on vacation. once they got to the area where they hopped on a boat to race over to the island, it was too small, they had to bale water the entire way there, so there's a lot of -- norway 29 murders, the annual average for murders over the last few decades 40. it almost doubled in two hours' time. there is some frustration that they didn't respond more quickly, chris. >> jay gray in oslo, thank you so much. you're not going to believe this. if convicted, breivik is would would be housed in one of the -- many have tvs and refrigerators. prisoners are encouraged to

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in the middle of the debt crisis, here you see members of the house leadership who have come to the podium to talk about the latest conference. let's listen for just a bit. >> it's difficult to ever have any agreement with someone if you're buying a house, you're buying a car, and you make an offer, and no one ever counters, no one ever tells you what they want. so what happened is the president lost in the perspective, because he couldn't make an agreement. as a founding father sat down, the house and the senate have to get together and make a decision. that's what transspired over the

weekend. we'll continue to monitor this. we'll watch it all throughout the day in the meantime, some other political headlines. sarah palin's movie is tanks at the box office. it's now playing in 40% more theaters, but ticket sales were down 63% in the second week. so, much like other movie bombs, the pro-palin picture will be available on demand quickly, september 1st. newt gingrich closed his account at tiffany's, he came under fire for two lines of credit at the high-end jewelry store for up to half a million. a new financial disclosure form confirms the account is closed. michele bachmann hitting the president on the campaign trail, but making a slip of her own. listen to this. >> el know you're not used to seeing a president without teleprompters. i'm just hear to tell you tell you that president obama -- president bachmann will not have

teleprompters in the white house. >> governor chris christie is not running, but he swung through way yesterday. since he was not running, he was asked if he would back another horse in the race. he said if the moment comes when he wants to endorse someone, he won't keep it a secret. david wu has promised not to seek reelection. he faces allegations he had an unwanted sexual encounter with a young woman, an aide says. it's not clear if he'll resign. there's a disturbing report out on the devastating effects of the great recession. new numbers show the wealth gap between white americans and minorities is now at record highs. between 2005 and 2009, the median net worth of hispanics fell 66%. 54% for asian-americans and 53% for black americans. compare that to the decline in

net worth no white households, just 16% so, that leaves the median net worth of white households 20 times that of blacks, 18 times that of a hispanic family, roughly twice of what it was before this recession. joining me now, jeff johnson. good morning, jeff. >> hey, chris. >> i looked at those numbers. even though i knew obviously about the wealth gap, i found them to be astonishing. how did we get here? >> i think one of the things we don't see is we're not talking about the historical implications. clearly the recession hurt everything. when you begin to look at white families in particular there's a great deal more of generational wealth that's passed down. you look at the asian numbers in particular, because the median health was higher than whites. you get the sense these are first or second generation folks coming to this country, building

businesses, but don't have the economic foundation of generational wealth that many whites have. >> do you think, though, that given these numbers there are political implications for 2012? >> well, sure, i think there are political implications, because the country is looking to be able to get back some of the wealth they lost, so clearly it's an issue for the entire country, but i think it's been an issue, so job create will be clear, the ability to get access to capital, because small businesses along with home ownership is what has been able to create a middle and upper middle class for people of color in this country. yet, for example, in the african-american community, despite the fact that the unemployment rates are so high, you see this disparity, african-americans overwhelmingly support president obama. >> right. and what's wrong with that? i think again if you look at the work that the small business association is doing, if you

look at the work that the minority business development agency is doing through the administration, they're touring the country doing entry prenurl tours, and summits to be able to help try to stimulate some small business growth. i think people of color, african-americans in particular, are seeing those kinds of things with the white house and administration, and understanding that though things aren't turning around immediately, there is legitimate work being down. these are the things that will take a generation to turn around. they're not going to half happen in four years, so work like organizations like operation hope that's doing financial literacy workshops around the country, are engaging young people as well, with not only to build wealth, but how to create a culture of wealth, and we have to do both. >> jeff johnson, always good to have you on the program. thank you. >> thank you. amanda knox may be seeing the end of her time in --

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♪ we're hearing this morning from that group of teenagers now recovering from a terrifying grizzly bear attack in the alaska wilderness. two teens were nearly mauled to death, two others severely injured. when it was all over, help was still hours away. nbc's miguel almaguera is in anchorage today, and what are

the kids saying about what they went through? >> reporter: well, chris, they certainly say they had a crazy experience, a frightening experience and certainly dangry. two of the seven kids still remain hospitalized. they were on a month-long survival expedition and they used all of the skills they learned. >> everybody was in disarray. everybody seemed to have an injury. >> reporter: their story of survival is as fresh as their wounds. >> just one of the most terrifying things that ever happened to me. >> seven teenagers hiking in rugged terrain, encounter a grizzly bear and her cuss. >> i remember standing up and basically watching, as this bear chased everyone around and then eventually ran up the held. >> the boys were in a single-file line cross ago riverbed. joshua berg was first in line, first to be mauled. noah laird was next.

>> the scream i could hear from my friends and the growls from the bear, which were loud and deep, and then the screamings wsh just helpless screaming. i can still her it in my head. >> reporter: the grizzly pounced, clawed four of the teens before retreating. >> just the chaos, disbelief, the confusion that was going on really was overwhelming to handle. >> reporter: the attack was roughly seven minutes long, but the rescue took over seven hours. the group was in the middle of nowhere. >> the aftermath and the wait were scarier than the attack itself, even though that seems like hard to fathom. >> with their emergency beacon calling for help, the teens used anything they could, even garbage bags, to slow the bleeding. working as a team, they survived. >> the fast that we all made it out alive is a testament to the bravery of my group. >> reporter: the injuries were severe. this el included punctured ribs,

broken bones, and certainly, chris, believe it or not, the two teenagers that are hospitalized, they're in good and fair condition. >> wow, unbelievable story, miguel, thank you. meantime, 6 years old lucy is recovering from a nasty shark bite today. remember last week a shark nearly took her foot off when she was swimming in 18 inches of water. they told ann curry about a conversation they had about that attack. >> last night we were chatting about it, and she said, i don't care that the shark bit me, i forgive him. >> doctors say lucy will be able to walk, run and play in 6 to 8 weeks, but this was the second shark attack in that area in a month. no calorie sweeteners. this bowl of strawberries is loaded with vitamin c. and now, b vitamins to boot. coffee doesn't have fiber. unless you want it to. get more with new splenda® essentials™,

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welcome back to jansing & company. i'm maria de la rosa with your forecast. the summer wind is not nice

today. in fact we threaten records, not just one or two. from corpus christi to austin to dallas, we're aiming for 103. oklahoma city, tulsa, wichita as well, dodge city looking to tie the record of 106 degrees, so intense heat continues here. eventually we're going to see it return to parts of the east. the area of high pressure will nudge just enough to see the bubble of extreme heat push the mid-atlantic and the northeast. in fact, new york city tomorrow, 87 degrees, not too bad, but recall -- by thursday, philadelphia you're back in the 90s, richmond, d.c., by friday, a lot of the mid-atlantic will be at or over 100 degrees. raleigh for you, d.c.a. as well. one area spared from this next round of extreme heat will be new england. so good news there. back to you. thank for that update. let's take a look at other stories.

in an atlanta courtroom, the woman convicted in the jaywalking death of her son is being sentenced. raquel nelson could face up to three years for homicide by vehicle. she was trying to cross a busy road when her 4-year-old was hit and killed. the driver spent just six months behind bars. we'll keep you posted. two men charged in the beating of a giants fan are being accused of assaulting at least three other fans on opening day. detectives believe they were involved in other assaults, though no charges are filed. sanchez is also charged with misdemeanor battery for throwing something at a woman in the stands. a fast-food clerk in colorado is recovers in a local hospital after being shot during a robbery. in the security camera video, you can see the men walk in and shoot the clerk in the arm. one of the suspects jump it is over the counter and make off with the register. police are still searching for the suspects. major upgrades to airports

across the country are on hold after a congressional stalemate forced a partial shutdown of the faa. of course it's all about money. nearly 4,000 federal workers are on furlough, and projects like new runway lights and new safety systems are on hold. air traffic controllers and inspectors will stay on the job. the u.s. postal service is considering closing more than 3,600 local post offices. those targeted are mostly in small towns and get the least amount of foot traffic and retail sales. the post office lost $8 billion last year. we've heard them talk endlessly about the debt ceiling. if the u.s. defaults, what does it mean for your mortgage or 401(k)? we've got that story for you in just a couple of minutes. but speaking of that, dysfunctional action toxic, broken, even the president admitted last night there's something wrong with washington. >> the american people may have

voted for divided government, but they didn't vote for a dysfunctional government. >> major garrett is congressional correspondents for "the national journal." good morning. >> good morning, chris. >> i was thinking about this last night. when people are at home in their living room watching these speeches, what do you think is the message 24th got? is it i can't believe the mess we're? i can't believe those guys there? what were they thinking? >> i don't want to try to read the minds of 307 million americans, but i'm relatively confident that many of who watched the couple speeches probably had a couple general reactions -- one, wake me when it's over, and get it over sooner rather than later. >> they crashed the congressional web sites. people are interested, and kelly o'donnell, our congressional correspondent, she said, you know, all these tourists there during the summer, they almost never talk about anything policy

related. everyone is saying, what's going on? is this going to get done? >> that's right. i've said on your network previously and i'll say it again, this is a rare instance, chris, and i haven't encountered it much in washington, where a political conflict is now creating real economic anxiety, volatility, and could create real economic harm, typically politicians feel they are sort of at the mercy of economic trend lines and have to adapt their policies, their rhetoric, sometimes their voting record, to respond to voters concerned about external forces driven by economic events largely out of the control of politicians here in washington, but this is quite clearly a confrontation that is now causing economic harm. and we don't know the magnitude ultimately of that harm, but this is a rare instance where politicians are creating an economic consequence, not the other way around. >> john boehner came out with his plan, but yesterday afternoon, it was kind of a funny exchange when he was asked if it could pass. take a listen.

>> reporter: do you think you can get a majority of republicans to vote for it in the house? [ laughter ] >> i thank the speaker for yielding. >> can he convince the tea party? and do you think the president was actually trying, as some analysts said, to help john boehner with conservatives, or do you think he was trying to weaken boehner so the bill would pass? >> there's two ways of looking at it. last night i wrote, and it's on our website right now nationaljournal.com, the important word he did not say was veto. now, if the president had said i'm going to veto it, that would have made it easier for john boehner to possibly rally his forces, because the president would have been so staunchly in opposition to them. that tends to rally house republicans. on the other hand, but not saying veto, the president is creating room for boehner and

harry reid and mitch mcconnell ultimately to come up with a deal that may reflects certain parts of the boehner deal, and certain parts of what harry reid has in the senate. he's got to give himself room and the process room to work something out. yes, the president has strong preferences, but references can no longer be matched with a timeline, it's ultimately the president, harry reid and john boehner will have to cut a deal. it may be something in between, it may be something that no one here in washington particularly likes, bud if you want to avoid default, that's what i have to do. >> major garrett, good to see you. thanks so much. >> good to see you. thanks. what does it mean if washington can't get a deal done, just what major was asking about? nbc financial analyst has some answers. i want to start with the most basic. the real concern is we've always had a triple-a credit rating,

and it would be downgraded. >> and that would be detrimental consequences. bad for stocks, and confidence, if the u.s. is having to pay more, if their interest rates rise, ours will go up. >> it could even happen without, if this lingers a bit? >> exactly. >> you talked about interest rates, so let's start with something that affects so many millions of americans. >> mortgage rates could go up by as much as half a percentage point. i just spoke to keith gundberger, mortgages rates go up, people stop buying, more foreclosures, more depressed prices. bad news for you and me and anyone else. >> for most people who don't have that kind of investment money. credit card rates. wow, 1 to 5%? >> this is from john ails hyper. they have to give you four to five days' notice, but never.

they revolve one month to the next, this could be particularly painful for consumers. >> another big part of the economy, cars. >> these big ticket items will cost you more in interest rates, so car loans go up, and this is a market that again is already backe. it costs more to buy a car, finance a car, the whole nine yards. >> there was a very the master's a the new bachelor's what about student loans? >> they could go up as well. this is an estimate, so it would cost more. the silver lining is most students already have their financing lined up for this year, and then of course the job market could take a hit. if interest rates rise on small companies, small companies are having a heart time, they're not going to invest in the head count and equipment necessary to make that necessary expansion. >> vera gibbons, scary stuff. a program note for you, omb

director jack liu will be with andrea mitchell cupping up at 1:00 eastern time. ducnbc's nicole lappen is outside of is dunkin' doughnuts. are you all up on caffeine? >> reporter: it's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it. i wish you could smell what i smell. you know the slogans and what the stores look like. it's the brand recognition that the company is banking on for the ipo. some 411 on the ipo. this may 4th with a proposed offering of 400 million of common stock. based on the amount you probably passed on the way to work, you're probably not surprised there are nearly 10,000 stores in 31 countries.

remembers the brands includes dunkin' doughnuts, but the companion of baskin robbins. and if it prices around the midrange analysts expect about $375 million or 17% of the full company. look, it's not huge, but it could add liquidity. on top of the buzz investors are attracted to the idea that it's doing more for u.s. expansion. there are very few on the west coast, and still the franchise company. analysts say that insulates them from the food price shots, mainly the coffee, which is a big part of the business. >> you don't realize that 60% of the revenue comes from coffee. that's a big piece of the brand, and i think the big question in people's minds is can you translate that loyalty from the northeast into the western u.s. >> reporter: and if you look at some independent research,

chris, there are analysts that say folks are more loyal to dumpin' coffee than to starbucks. yes, i am taking orders. >> just a little miltic, no sugar. i get enough of that from the doughnut. it would be cold by the time she gets here tomorrow, but a nice thought. the nfl reached a deal yesterday. it's led to suggestion that owners and players could set an example. >> i believe you're going to see a very great nfl over the next decade. i hope we gave a lesson to the people in washington, because the debt crisis is a lot easier to fix than this deal was. of course the cash-rich nfl was dealing with a surplus, players representing all 32 teams unanimously approved the ten-year agreement after owners approved the measure last week. they go back to work today. excuse me? my grandfather was born in this village. [ automated voice speaks foreign language ]

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a new harvard study says another risk from secondhand smoke. children exposed are 50% more likely to develop a neurobehavioral disorder like adhd. it does not prove that smoking causes behavioral problem, but shows an association is likely. hi, everybody. i'm thomas roberts. in the next hour, duelling debt dilemmas delivered in primetime. the morning after, did the president or speaker of the house make their case. t tim huelskamp will join me. and meanwhile, a sad irony, you'll meet the child known as

the workout kid, who at the tender age of ten is leading by example. we'll get you in the loop. thank you, tom. we'll tell you about the change coming to a happy meal near you when we go down to the wire in about five minutes. if you're in the job market, a snappy cover her and killer resume can only get you so far. the new normal is you better not have embarrassing photos on facebook. 70% of recruiters say they have rejected candidates based on the information they found on the internet. employers hire his company to do those internet searches. good morning. good to see you. >> good morning. >> i understand it's called the social media test. when companies hire you, what kinds of things are you finding out? >> all kinds of things, such as potentially violent activity,

racist remarks, a lot of illegal activities, sexually explicit photos and videos. >> do you think most are surprised this happens? >> i think you would be surprised, but no, not really, most people do know. >> so they know, and yet are most of the things you see current? or are some of them from years ago? i mean, somebody was at a frat party and took a picture that maybe looks bad? >> well, number one, we don't really report on things that you would find at a frat party, such as alcohol use, but really number two in that, people -- it's most recent. most people are posting things recently. that's what we see. >> is it sort of a situation where the higher the salary, the deeper you dig? >> no, not necessarily. we do offer different versions of our product, but by and large, we're really looking for very specific employer-approved

upon criteria and nothing else. we ignore ig that does not fall into the categories i gave youeringier. >> are there some things you found that even surprised you? >> i really do find of number of racist remarks and explicit -- sexually explicit photos and videos, its surprising that people would represent themselves that way. >> can online profiles or pictures, can they sometimes help? do you ever turn over information that's super positive? >> that's a great yes. yes, we also have predefined criteria that falls into the positive area, such as participation in charitable and volunteer groups, a very strong online presence, such as participating in news events and industry-leading blogs. >> and finally, do most employers tell their potential job applicationants why maybe

they didn't get a job? would they ever say to them, for example, hey, great resume, great interview, but what was up with the pot plant? >> well, it requires consent. we require the employer to get consent before we do the screen, but in the event the employer decides to take negative action against that job applicant as a result of our report, the job applicant is sent a consumer report, which includes the report that the employer saw, with instructions on how to dispute what was in the report. >> fascinating stuff and also a word to the wise. max drubber, thanks so much. >> thank you. today's tweet of the day comes from jimmy fallon. you can tell it's bad, because the ceo's announcement ended with the line "sent from my iphone." jeff, lunch! uh-huh. jeff! honey, i can't walk any faster.

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happy meal makeover. brian williams on letterman, crazy cliff diving. how many would you be willing to pay for a box lunch? how about $230,000, no joke, a japanese store is offering a traditional meat, fish and vegetable box. the most expensive ever. of course, it's packaged in 18 karat gold. if three bucks is more your style, changes are on the way for mcdonald's happy meal. under pressure, the chain will add fruit or vegetable, but won't do away with fries, just making it a smaller size portion. the first lady released a statement just now, saying these are positive steps. this may make you think about selling twice about grandma's china. this guy brought in the most valuable item elves, a set of chinese cups made from rhinoceros horns.

they're worth more than a million. the owner started collecting them in the '70s. this big bike is also hitting the road, well, almost. it's 32 feed long, 18 feet high, dwayne weyrich says it's not finished yes, but wants to take it for a spin soon. >> we're going to ride this one, is not we get the pedals and sprockets on about, but we ran out of time. david letterman congratulating brian williams, but the anchor joked it's just a piece of 8-year-old plastic. >> a huge piece of lucite. >> i mean, that's security-grate lucite right there. that's going to wrap up this hour. thomas roberts is up next. he'll talk about imen about the famine cries in somalia.

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